Departmental Staff Recruitment

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1910)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1910. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of persons with a disability that have been employed since 1 January 2011 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37845/12]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

There are currently 466.94 staff employed in my Department (550 whole time equivalents), 5.1% of whom have a disability. Due to a moratorium on recruitment, no recruitment has been permitted into Government Departments since 1 January 2011.